Yotta Labs Technology, a fables IC design house founded by design experts in the field of video imaging algorithms and SoC (system-on-chip) design, has unveiled the Yola 720 series, an HD-image/video SoC for multimedia applications targeted at consumer devices, at Computex Taipei 2009.

The Yola-720series is an HD-image/video application processor supporting the latest H.264 video standard and providing 1920x1080p full HD video at 30/60fps.

In 2018, global server shipments will grow 8.5% to reach 13.73 million units. Digitimes Research estimates server shipments worldwide will grow at a CAGR of 6.5% during the period 2017-2022, with growth mainly driven by large-scale data centers and the China market.

Digitimes Research expects global AP shipments to surpass the 1.9 billion mark in 2017, with smartphones remaining the main application. Qualcomm will be leading the market in 2017, as other players continue playing catch up and scramble for funds to invest in more diverse applications.